Wagon-brake.



J. P. HISE.

WAGON BRAKE.

- urmoumu FILED NOV. 21, 191 1.

1 45,978. I Patented Dec.3,1912.

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J. P. HISE.

WAGON BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1911. I

1045,978. Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN PAUL HISE, HIGHTOWN VIRGINIA.

WAGON-BRAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 21, 1911. Serial No. 661,496.

the loosening of the brake due to the sliding.

of the wagon bed, as frequently occurs when the b 'ake operating lever is'connected t0 the .bed.

the running gear with my brake applied thereto. Fig. 4 1s a section on the hne 44 of Fig. 3 looking to the rear. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view illustrating a socket .foereceiving an operatlng lever.

In these drawlngs '1 represents the rear bolster, 2 the rear wheels, 3 the reach, and 4:

the hounds, these all being parts of the ordinary wagon construction. Extending transversely across the forward portion of the hounds and secured thereon is a beam 5 from which depends links (3. which are loosely connected to a brake beam 7. said beam normally hanging in the forwardly and downwardly slanting position as shown in Fig. 1. Secured to and extending across the rear portion of thc hounds is a second beam 8 and :are connected with the wagon bed.

a curved rack bar 9 has its ends mounted res 'icc-tivcly upon end portions of the beams 5 and 8. Rotatably mounted in suitable bearings carried by the under sides of the hounds and between the beams and 8 is a rock shaft 10 having midway its ends a depending and normally forwardly extending arm 11, to which is pivotally connected a link 12, which inturn is pivotally connected to the rear face of the brake beam 7. One end of the shaft 10 is bent upwardly as shown at 13, and carries alining sleeves or sockets 14 adapted to receive the lower end of a 'brake lever 15. Pivotcd npon the lever 13 is a pawl 16 which works over the curved rack S). An angled hand grip 17 pivotally carried by the lever 15 is connected to the pawl 16 by a link 18. The curved arm 19 is pivotally connected to the lever 15 and is provided at its upper end with a threaded 19* into which is threaded the rear end of a pull rod 20. said rod having a loop 20 at its forward end and work-in between suitable guides 21 'arried by the wagon\ bed Brake shoes 23 are carried by the beam '7.

As the lever 17) is pulled for .EllCl the shaft 10 is rocked and the. beam 7 swung into the position shown in Fig. 2. the upper rear edges of the brake shoes first striking the wheels. As the lever is drawn still farther forward the. brake shoes will turn upon this edge as the fulcrum until the parts are in the bosition shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 2. This makes an exeeedingly tight lock and as the operating lever and the rack bar 9 are both supported from the running gear any sliding movement of the wagon bed will not loosen the brakes by reason of corrcspoiuling movement on the part of the lever. it will be further obvious that by m ans of this construction the removal of the wag n bed does not interfere in any wav with the use of the brake, as is the case in constructions in which the operating lever or the rack ha r Furthermore this construction adds to the life of the wagon bed as nonc of the strain due to the applying of the brake is thrown upon the wagon bed when in use. and furthermore Patented Dec. 3, 1917:). I

the brake lever canbe lifted out and entirely With alining sleeves, a brake lever detachremoved When 1n the Way in loading or unably fitting in said sleeves, and means for 10 loading the Wagon. connecting said rod to said brake beam.

\Vhat I claim is In a Wagon brake, the combination with JOHN PAUL HISB brake beam, and shoes carried thereby, of a rotatable rod having an integral upturned end portion, said end portion being provided Witnesses:

CHARLES P. Jones, IRA D. GUTSHALL.

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